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Roy Arthur Dix graduated from George Washington High School in Danville, Virginia in 1939. He received a scholarship to William and Mary University, graduating in 1943.
He enlisted in 1943, and attended flight training at Dyersburg Army Air Base, Tennessee (346th Bomb Group, Heavy for operational training).
Lt. Dix went to England in May of 1944 as a B-17 pilot with the 364th Bombardment Squadron, 305th Bombardment Group, 8th Air Force, 1st Air Division. The unit was stationed at RAF Chelveston, Northamptonshire, England (USAAF Station 105).
His first mission was on 18 June 44 over Hamburg and his last was on 22 October 44 over Hanover. He flew 35 combat missions over Germany and France. He returned home in December 1944.
Cold War Service Experience: To be edited and revised
1948-1950: Served with Flight "C", 5th Air Rescue Squadron, MATS, Maxwell AFB, Alabama (5th Air Rescue Squadron, MATS, Lowry AFB, Colorado). In Bermuda
1950-1951: Served with Det. 1, 1737th Ferry Squadron, MATS, Westover AFB, Massachusetts (1737th Ferry Squadron, MATS, Kelly AFB, Texas).
1951-1954: Served with 384th Bombardment Wing, SAC, Little Rock AFB, Arkansas. (B-47E). During this period, he was presented with membership in the B-47 1000 Hour Club while with the 384th for Outstanding Airmanship. In United Kingdom
10 May 1946 - 9 November 1948 Bermuda
23 July 1951 - 26 July 1954 in the United Kingdom
195203 Military Assistance Advisory Group - United Kingdom (London)
2 April 1963 - 2 July 1964 6102nd AB WIng, Yokota AFB, Japan and Korea
1963-63 3501st Recruiting Group at Stewart AFB, NY
1963-4 Air Attache at Qui Nhon, RVN (MAAGV)
1964-1965 552nd Airborne Early Warning and Control Wing, McClelland AFB, Sact'o, California
Lt. Colonel Dix retired from the Air Force on 31 October 1965.
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http://www.dean-boys.com/552/552nd.htm (history of this unit)http://forum.armyairforces.com/Kindley-Field-Bermuda-1389th-AAFBU-m184970.aspx
(Kindley AFB/Bermuda Air Base)
Note: Crew photo of the Douglas B-17 G (Tail number 42-38206) 364th - WF-K "Thundermug"
1964-1965, EC-121 Warning Star
From Year 1964
To Year 1965
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EC-121 Warning Star Details
Aircraft/Missile Information
Lockheed EC-121 Warning Star was a US Air Force/US Navy airborne early warning radar surveillance aircraft. A military version of the Lockheed Constellation, it was designed to serve as an airborne early warning system to supplement the Distant Early Warning Line, using two large radomes, a vertical dome above and a horizontal one below the fuselage. EC-121's were also used for intelligence gathering (SIGINT).
It was introduced in 1955 and retired from service in 1978, although a single specially-modified EW aircraft remained in service with the U.S. Navy until 1982. The US Navy versions when initially procured were designated WV-2 and WV-3. Warning Stars of the U.S. Air Force served during the Vietnam War as both electronic sensor monitors and as a forerunner to the E-3 Sentry AWACS. U.S. Air Force aircrews adopted the civil nickname, "Connie" (diminutive of Constellation) as reference.